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G'day yawl. A while back, somebody asked for suggestions as to how to keep one's self amused in a caravan during inclement weather. I suggested starting a new hobby - ships in a bottle, model airplaines, something that didn't require electricity. There are girls who do crocheting and patch-work qui...

Thinking of heading up that way early March. Anyone going up that way too?

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

I am very interested in find the suppliers of the following items Door handles - These seems easy to use - please correct me if you ahve had bad experiences with them Wall mounted dishrack Kitchen sink with fitted bowl, cutting board etc adjustable drawer dividers

Back at the end of November, Rob and I started the process of buying a bus and converting it into a Motorhome. I had thought that I had posted some updates on this forum, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Rather than double up on all the information, I will just give you the links to date and if you are interes...

Hi, Well after weeks of jumping between Ford and Mazda I finally decided on a Mazda BT50 Single Cab Chassis 4x2 Hi-Rider. It will be a few weeks before delivery as I am getting an Alloy Tray and Canopy Combination fitted and some other goodies. So it will be a long few weeks to wait. John.

Hi All, We have a 2008 18' Supreme Spirit with which we are extremely pleased, except for one niggling problem. When towing in moderate/heavy rain water gets into the boot and the front window. The water through the window ends up on the shelf above the bed and with a bit of preplanning we usually cover t...

This'll teach me to investigate things properly before jumping in . . . I bought two Ark battery packs, planning to put 120ah batteries in them and mount them in my 4WD's back seat area (seat removed) with the 70l fridge to run the fridge and some LED lights. Planned to recharge batteries from alternato...

Wife's sister and her husband drove from Mission Beach this morning 1/ 3/ 13, It took them 8hrs just to get to Mackay, due to road work's and rain.

Warning about E-bay:If you buy stuff on line, check out the seller carefully. Be careful what you purchase on eBay.A friend has just spent $100 on a penis enlarger. Bastards sent him a magnifying glass.The only instructions said, "Do not use in direct sunlight."

I have found an advertisement in the 50 Something magazine about owning your own ATM. I am trying to find people that already have invested this way. It sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say when it sounds like it, it generally is. I can't find any negative publicity at all on the intern...

Well, after 5 weeks on the road from Eden to NQ, I am back on Magnetic island, and its hot and humid, 33c and 70% humidity. The from yard is a jungle, but the bananas and mandarins look great. The car went like a charm,with no problems except another tv aerial had a fight with a tree and lost.Its good to be ba...

Hello Everyone, do you have a sugarfree cake or biscuit recipe using stevia that you know of. Any would be appreciated. thanks.

G'day The handbrake and I are looking at up dating our Coromal off road van (pop top) to a new full size van with onsuite and bla bla bla. I have come across a van marketed as a Red back off roader that is manufactured by Vanguard vans from Epping in Vic . I would be interested to talk to anyone who has purchase...

My first post and I thought I should share a great offer. Camps 7 with Pic under $50.00! We only bought ours last week for our trip back to south west Victoria paying full price. Camping Plus are at Burleigh Heads and across the road at Harbourtown on the Gold Coast.

Can not believe you 2/3 are heading back in 3 weeks, have been following all your adventures, which have been great........but remember when you were talking about going to Tassie in 3 months for 5 months, like I said where did all time go.

OK this time I am asking a question. If you were to be starting over from scratch would you get the same rig? Would you do anything different? Hind sight is such a wonderful thing had i known I could get that Loan from the bank I would have gone for a coaster straight away. Otherwise it has been good getting t...

Congratulations to all involved, organizers and members! It is all thanks to you, Cindy and the rest of the crew to run such a good forum and keep it under control. Are you a member x2 now Happywanderer?